August 23rd, 1-2:30 pm: “Shredded Symbols” paper pulping workshop part 1 with C Fausto Cabrera

In part one of our New Narratives workshop (this can be a standalone event; participation in the second workshop is not required), participants will bring personal “pain papers,” such as a criminal record, court papers, divorce decrees, invoices with medical debt, etc. to shred, pulp, and stretch into new canvases. There will be an option to write on scrap paper, should you choose not to bring in a personal document.
This workshop is a personal and collective practice of reclaiming power through destruction: we will confront printed memories that represents trauma, control, shame, or outdated versions of self—and we physically shred them to make new canvases for our new beginnings. This symbolic destruction clears space for a more honest, powerful narrative to emerge.

In the Doty Board Room, next to the Cargill Gallery

Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota